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Born to bruise

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Some people bruise more easily than others. Older people and women generally tend to bruise easily because of their thinner skin. The discoloration that accompanies a bruise is primarily the result of the healing process, but an application of ice may help forestall some of the discoloration.

Author: Field, Jean
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1992

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A fast new fix for sprains and strains

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Hyperbaric therapy, or the use of pressurized oxygen, has been employed since the 1930s, at first to help heal divers with the bends and more recently to treat a variety of ailments. For example, a 1993 treatment of injured rugby players indicated a 67% faster healing rate.

Author: Kelley, B.G.
Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1995
Usage, Hyperbaric oxygenation

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An unsound therapy?

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Ultrasound may have little effect on acute joint injuries, it is reported. A study from Holland revealed no difference compared with sham treatment.

Publisher: Time Inc., Health
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 2000
Evaluation, Ultrasonics

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Subjects list: Care and treatment, Column, Wounds and injuries, Wound care, Sprains
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